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Ryde

Ryde is a town in Isle of Wight, England, with a population of around 24,096. It has around 5 GPs & clinics, 5 pharmacies, and 64 restaurants and cafés, 37 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Ryde St John's Road, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £265,309, and there were around 175 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ryde area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Isle of Wight area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 140,459 residents at roughly 370 people per km².

Council
Isle of Wight
County
Isle of Wight
Constituency
Isle of Wight
Police force
Hampshire
27/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 283rd of 294 English council areas — better than 4% of them.

Low crime49
Home affordability35
Affordable rents34
Good schools2
Life expectancy23
Low deprivation25
Employment36
Low council tax7

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 83% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:25

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Crime

195 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences110
  • Anti-social behaviour33
  • Public order20
  • Criminal damage & arson9

6 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Ryde · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

229 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 305 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

207 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 164 rated 4–5 ★ (116 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ryde Esplanade (0.4 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ryde Esplanade (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£240,998 average 1.1% YoY

Across Isle of Wight · to 2026-06

Detached£383,425
Semi-detached£269,104
Terraced£206,436
Flat£134,013

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£950 average monthly rent 7.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £662
  • 2 bed £871
  • 3 bed £1,087

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.7 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

39 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: St Thomas Street Car Parks (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches29
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

140,459 residents in Isle of Wight · 370/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 56%
  • 65+: 29%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 80 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,626 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 73,120)

A £1,751
B £2,042
C £2,334
D £2,626
E £3,209
F £3,793
G £4,376
H £5,252

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

51 schools · 16,601 pupils

36 primary · 6 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 16 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (70%)

47inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lift RydeGood
  • Carisbrooke CollegeRequires improvement
  • Christ The King CollegeRequires improvement
  • Medina CollegeRequires improvement
  • Cowes Enterprise College, An Ormiston Academy
  • The Island Free School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Isle of Wight

Care & health services

158 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes61
  • GP practices19
  • Dentists33
  • Homecare agencies39
  • Hospitals & hospices5

CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Isle of Wight

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 340 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

168 applications decided

92.3% granted · 155 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Joe Robertson

Conservative

Isle of Wight East

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK (minority)

  • Lab 1
  • Con 2
  • LD 4
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 19
  • Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics6
  • Pharmacies4
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens38
  • Restaurants & cafés63

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,635 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

82 jobs advertised · £41,259 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Principal Combat Systems Engineer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£662 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£24,363 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 78,882 certificates

12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Imports 37% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%

242 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.6 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 59.3 women · 58.6 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Isle of Wight East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • St James' Church, Ryde · 0.1 km

    St. James's Church, Ryde is a proprietary chapel located in Ryde, Isle of Wight. Until 2020 it was part of the Church of England, when it left to join the Anglican Mission in England.

  • Royal Victoria Arcade, Ryde · 0.2 km

    The Royal Victoria Arcade is a shopping arcade in Ryde, Isle of Wight. Built between 1835 and 1836 and restored in 2001, the arcade currently has 14 shops and an underground museum. The arcade is a Grade II* listed bu…

  • Ryde Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Ryde Town Hall is a municipal structure in Lind Street in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ryde Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Ryde · 0.3 km

    Ryde is a seaside village and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census. Its growth as a seaside resort came after the…

  • Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics · 0.3 km

    Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad. With the exception of the 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics, sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule. The Sai…

  • Isle of Wight Coastal Path · 0.3 km

    The Isle of Wight Coastal Path is a circular long-distance footpath of 70 miles (110 km) around the Isle of Wight, England. It follows public footpaths and minor lanes, with some sections along roads.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ryde?
Ryde is a town in Isle of Wight, England, in the Isle of Wight local authority.
What is the population of Ryde?
Ryde has an approximate settlement population of 24,096.
How deprived is Ryde?
The Isle of Wight local authority, which includes Ryde, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.